If you’ve been reg­u­lar­ly prac­tic­ing the exer­cis­es described in Dr. Lavine’s Top Five Exer­cis­es for Your Low Back, your low­er spine has prob­a­bly made a lot of progress. Still, you might need some­thing extra to achieve max­i­mal results.

What’s the most impor­tant exer­cise I’ve left off my short list? Stretch­ing the pir­i­formis mus­cle. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Don’t waste your time with sit-ups, curl-ups and crunch­es. These exer­cis­es don’t give you the abdom­i­nal results you want and do more harm than good. Read on to learn what the health­i­er alter­na­tives are. Con­tin­ue read­ing →